Introducing colleague.readme

Colleague.readme is an evolution of manager.readme. It’s a way for the team to share details about themselves and improve communication and psychological safety.

Working with people is hard. A colleague.readme document is a way to help others on the team get to know you. It’s an extension of manager.readme which helps leaders clarify expectations and build stronger relationships with their team.

So what is it?

Colleague.readme is a document which is shared with the team and preferably made public. It contains some mandatory and some optional sections. Feel free to remix the order or titles.

And here is a full example of it properly formatted [copied from my github]:

Steve Tauber

November 2018

Intro

Hi, I’m an American that lives in Croatia with my wife, Maggie. I’ve had a huge variety of jobs and lived in a ton of places. I like the Seattle Sounders, dogs (currently owning a Golden named Dina), playing and designing board games, and reading sci-fi. Ask me about US politics :D

I’m a reformed developer and I want to develop skills to move towards a COO position. I’ve also worked in telecom, call centers, and a bodega. I like double-diamond design. I prefer removable code over expandable code.